Tinian [island] - Tinian

Japanese: テニアン[島] - テニアン

An island located in the southern part of the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Along with Saipan, which is nearby to the north, it was the site of fierce fighting between Japan and the United States during the Pacific War (1944). Huge prehistoric stone columns remain. It is now a self-governing territory, after having been a US trust territory. During the Japanese colonial period, sugar cane was produced there, but now cattle are raised and vegetables are grown. ^{101 km2} . 3,136 people (2010).

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Japanese:

西太平洋マリアナ諸島南部に位置する島。北方に近接するサイパンと並び太平洋戦争中（1944年）日米の激戦地。先史時代の石製の巨大な円柱が残る。現在米国信託統治領を経て自治領。日本統治時代はサトウキビの生産が行われたが，現在は牛の肥育，野菜作が行われる。101km²。3136人（2010）。

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